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Sunday, June 15th, 2008This report reminds me of the 1980s pro-wrestling scene when Vince McMahon was determined to crush regional promotions by going into their markets and blowing them out of the water. McMahon was successful and got what he wanted. Dana White will probably accomplish the same result, too.
Making weight
Sunday, June 15th, 2008I have a new article up at MMA Memories discussing this very topic. Feedback to the article can be found here.
KJ Noons vs. Yves Edwards
Sunday, June 15th, 2008Then the Diaz brothers got involved…
DREAM 4 (6/15 Yokohama Arena)
Sunday, June 15th, 2008Reports: Total MMA | Japan MMA | Sherdog | MMA Junkie
The fight world has an American presidential candidate in 2008…
Saturday, June 14th, 2008… and his name is Charles Jay.
Jordan Breen’s DREAM 4 preview
Saturday, June 14th, 2008Mr. Breen talks here. His predictions for Sunday’s Yokohama Arena event: Melvin Manhoef over Kazushi Sakuraba Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza over Jason “Mayhem” Miller Kin Tai Ei over Zelg Galesic Gegard Mousasi over Yoon Dong-Sik Shin’ya Aoki over Katsuhiko Nagata Hideo Tokoro over Darren Uyenoyama Ralek Gracie over Alavutdin Gazhiyev Alistair Overeem over Lee Tae-Hyun
Shukan Gendai
Saturday, June 14th, 2008It looks like the magazine is interested about the disappearance of Akira Maeda from the major leagues of Japanese MMA. A new edition of the magazine is supposed to come out in a couple of days…
Report: Nick Diaz fails to make weight for EXC fight
Friday, June 13th, 2008Seemingly, yet another fighter (Nick Diaz) has reportedly failed to make weight for his Saturday Elite XC fight against Muhsin Corbbrey. Instead of the scheduled weight limit of 160 pounds for the fight, Diaz and Corbbrey will fight at 168 pounds. Diaz supposedly missed making weight by nine pounds. Other EXC show articles: Jason Probst: […]
Quote of the Week: Rampage Jackson on how UFC is treating him
Friday, June 13th, 2008From an interview with Gary Herman: I am happy with how the UFC is treating me. They are treating me better than the organization I came from – PRIDE. I can’t complain. Money can always be better. Fighters have to fight each other. We are the ones that have to train hard and fight each […]
Help me to help you
Friday, June 13th, 2008To everyone who sent messages regarding becoming a writer on this site – thank you. I will get a hold of everyone on an individual basis shortly. I am happy and content with the functionality of this site, but as always, things can be improved upon. What I am need of from all of the […]
Evan Tanner’s new blog on Spike.com
Thursday, June 12th, 2008His first entry is right here. It might be wise for the folks at Spike to create an RSS feed for Evan’s posts, or at the very least a syndication feed for all of their MMA-related specific content…
Match order for DREAM 4 event
Thursday, June 12th, 2008As of today in terms of fight order: 6/15 Yokohama Arena (5 PM JST) Lightweight GP round two: Shin’ya Aoki vs. Katsuhiko Nagata Heavyweights: Alistair Overeem vs. Lee Tae-Hyun Light Heavyweights: Ralek Gracie vs. Alavutdin Gadzhiyev Featherweights: Hideo Tokoro vs. Darren Uyenoyama Middleweight GP round two: Gegard Mousasi vs. Yoon Dong-Sik Middleweight GP round two: […]
The latest in MMA politics
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Sam Caplan at CBS Sports has a new article about officiating in MMA, with Big John McCarthy giving his thoughts on recent controversies in the business. ESPN the Magazine is reporting that Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans is tentatively set for UFC’s Atlanta event this September.
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